Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 61 km S of Perryville, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 61 km S of Perryville, Alaska on Sun, Dec 22, 2019, 10:31 AM AKST (19:31 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 38 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-22 19:31:18 UTC
Depth
52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.368° N, 158.996° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.637 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.9106 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.371 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.379 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.6108 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.186 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.7119 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.398 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.969 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.087 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.387 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 4.038 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.028 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.094 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.084 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.728 km NNE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.532 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.233 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.241 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.453 km SSE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.12 km W of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.5113 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.085 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 43 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.834 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.183 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.056 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.470 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.17 km NNW of Sand Point, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.311 km SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.054 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.359 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.01 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 2.036 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 3.1south of Alaska · 2421 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.289 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.874 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.459 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.974 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.058 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.489 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.937 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.633 km S of Sand Point, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 52 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.659 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2486 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.574 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.212 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 61 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.954 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.554 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2495 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.543 km E of Sand Point, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.974 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019gd2tgvx (also filed as us70006rlx). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.